The great seigniors, Orange, Egmont, Horn, and others, openly avowed their hostility to him, and had already given their reasons to the King.
Mansfeld and his son at that time were both with the opposition.

Aerschot and Aremberg kept aloof from the league which was forming against the prelate, but had small sympathy for his person.

Even Berlaymont began to listen to overtures from the leading nobles, who, among other inducements, promised to supply his children with bishoprics.

There were none truly faithful and submissive to the Cardinal but such men as the Prevot Morillon, who had received much advancement from him.
This distinguished pluralist was popularly called "double A, B, C," to indicate that he had twice as many benefices as there were letters in the alphabet.

He had, however, no objection to more, and was faithful to the dispensing power.